Jan. 30: What I Ate. Plus, Are Veggie Burgers Safe?

Ellen Tarlin is a former Slate copy chief and writer of the "Clean Plate" blog. Her essays have appeared in the Boston Globe, the Boston Phoenix, Brooklyn Bridge, Bark, and the RISK storytelling podcast. Follow her on Twitter.

Dinner: a veggie burger on whole-wheat with baby arugula, tomato slices, onion, avocado and a side of roasted white and sweet potatoes. Yum!

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A word on veggie burgers: There may be some
health risks
associated with eating them, but there is not yet enough data. Also these are Boca burgers; my husband eats Gardenburgers. Both are
produced by large companies
, but you'd never know that from reading the boxes.